Surel’s Place honors the legacy of artist Surel Mitchell by offering her home and studio to promising andrenowned artists for month-long residencies and professionally-supported art events. In this inspiring live/work space, artists are given time and freedom to reflect and create. These world-wide artists share their work, expertise and passion through workshops, artist talks, gallery […]
Becka Watkins: April 2021 Artist of the Month
Becka’s work explores the relationship between letting go and the need for control. She first grants herself permission to play with materials without being attached to the outcome. Shapes and textures form, and images are revealed to her. With each piece of work she sees the struggle of the human spirit — to let go, […]
March Numbers Just In — A Time to Sell?
Updating the monthly statistics from the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service used to just be a rote task composed of low-energy/low thought data entry. But over the last several months, this has actually been an exciting reveal to which we look forward! The first quarter of 2021 has surprised buyers, sellers and even the agents and […]
The 2020 Ada County Housing Report – Group One Sotheby’s International Realty
This is our annual report on the Ada County housing market. You may find that other sources report slightly different results. Our source is the Intermountain Multiple Listing Service and we follow all the major housing choices available to buyers including single family detached housing with up to 2 acres of land, townhouses and condominiums. […]
Off Center Dance Project: Using Movement & Music As Expression
Off Center Dance Project proves that when movement and music come together, they can express abstract ideas and emotions. This local nonprofit arts organization has created over 30 unique works and six dance films. Their gifted dancers are immensely passionate and have dedicated years to the study and performance of dance. For more information on […]
Karen Jacobsen: March 2021 Artist of the Month
Karen Jacobsen loves painting and drawing. Jacobsen has been captivated by the visual energy and abundance of the natural world. Combining art and science has given her a keen eye for capturing the subtle to austere beauty of her subjects. As a member of the Plein Air Painters of Idaho, the Idaho Watercolor Society, and […]
Carl Rowe: February 2021 Artist of the Month
Carl Rowe’s paintings reveal nature’s evocative forms through dramatic lighting that feels both realistic and abstract. He has been in two Triennial Exhibitions at the Boise Art Museum and received the Culture and Conservation Award by the Land Trust of the Treasure Valley. Follow Carl on his website. In 2020 the Pettitt Group purchased this […]
The Cabin: Readings & Conversations
The Cabin is a Boise, Idaho literary arts nonprofit. Incorporated in 1996, The Cabin serves children and adults through a variety of programs, including: writers-in-school residencies, summer writing camps, adult writing workshops, writing contests and anthologies, and readings by local writers. Their annual Readings & Conversations series brings world-renowned authors to Boise (both virtually and […]
Story Story Night: Relevant, Empowering & Exhilirating
Story Story Night is many things to its audiences, community, and the world. They stage events that electrify and illuminate our lives. Filmed on a sound stage in Boise with host Jodi Eichelberger, catch this season of true storytelling live from anywhere. With featured storytellers intermixed with a story slam open to anyone in the […]
Allie Zeyer: January 2021 Artist of the Month
Allie Zeyer is an award-winning member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA) and a member of other respected arts organizations such as the American Women Artists (AWA) and the American Impressionists Society (AIS). In the Spring of 2019 Southwest Art Magazine singled her out as an up-and-coming “Artist to Watch.” Rural life defines much […]
2020 Real Estate Market in Review
(Taken from the Boise Regional Realtors December 2020 Market Report) “The year started strong with January 2020 sales 21.5% higher than in January 2019 but began to taper off in February and March as the uncertainties of the pandemic made their way to our local market. In April and May, when our spring market typically begins to ramp up, sales activity dropped by 19.5% and 29.7%, respectively, because of the government-mandated shutdowns and restrictions. […]
New Exemption Benefits Homeowners Sooner
Property owners in Ada County help support a myriad of services. You’ll notice line items on you annual assessment for emergency medical, ACHD, College of Western Idaho, mosquito abatement. On your primary residence you are eligible for a “homeowner exemption” for your property taxes. According to the county assessor this “allows 50% percent of the […]
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